Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-09
RAILROADS IN THE CITY,
Views OF Senator ingalls,.

HE WOULD ALLOW THE ROADS TO CONE IN THR CITY
ON ONE LINE ONLY TO UNION DEPOT, AND THEY
SHOULD NOT OCCUPY ANY PROPERTY THEY HAD NOT
PAID FOB.
A STAR reporter entered the room OF the Senate
District committee at the Capitol to-day and found
Senator Ingalls, busily preparing means for the
collection OF information for his sub committee to
inquire into the subject OF steam and street rail-
roads The Senator has devoted a great deal Of
time and attention to this subject, and he win
have reports maps statistics and other sources Of
information ready for the committee when 1t shall
meet next fan.
"Have you any plan with regard to the steam
falroads, SENATOR" asked THE STAR reporter:
Mr.. INGALLS, IDEAS.
81 can't say that I have q plan.~ he replied,
''but have well defined ideas as to what ought to
be done. II had the power would compel the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company to unite its
branches somewhere outside the Boundary, and 70
t tnter i'm, 1e CITY on one line The company now mas
tached. would require the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company to abandon their terminal station
at least as far south as the junction of Maryland
ana virginia avenues. would not permit them
70 come farther north than that would require
all railroads entering the District to unite In the
construction and occupation OF
UNION DEPOT,
which should be located If were permitted to
select the site, southwest Of the Capitol would
require the Baltimore and Ohio to reach that
union depot either by tunneling Capitol Hill some
where between the Capitol and Lincoln square or
Dy ulvert1ng Its line to the valley OF the Eastern
Branch and thus entering circuitously. would
compel the immediate diSuse OF the streets ave-
nues and reservations OF the city by the railroad
companies for storage, switches and yard pur-
poses ana would require them to acquire private
property for such uses the same as individuals or
corporations would have to do for the transaction
OF business In which they might be engaged. In
case the union depot project could not be accom-
pi1shed, should favor the withdrawal Of the Bal
tmore and Ohio station from its present site north
WARD at least as far as the junction Of Massachu-
setCS and Delaware avenues"
NOT HOSTILE 70 THE RAILROADS.
NOV, speak, >" continued Senator ingalls,, 'in
no spirit OF hostility or tll-will towards the rail-
road companies. recognize fully the excellent
facilities they afford the travelling public to reach
the national capital / should be unwilling to
favor one corporation at the expense of the other
Iney are entitled to equal protection and equal
hands OF Congress In consultations have had with
the managers OF these railroads have found them
inclined TO approach this subject in spirit OF
actuated by desire to alleviate, as far as posi-
Ole, the burdens inflicted upon the people or the
SecuonS OF the city through which they pass.
nave reason to believe that an amicable and just
solution OF the problem will be reached by mutual
understanding and agreement"
WITH REGARD TO THE STREET RAILROADS
senator ingalls, said the committee would make
inquiry, and would endeavor to afford the growing
city OF Washington ample facilities Of this kind,
without doing any injury to any interests.
Naturally the views OF Senator Ingalls, must find
Senate, as he, in his capacity OF chairman Of the
Senate committee for several years. has studied
the question OF the railroads and what should be
done With them.